kabikaj: A talisman added to the frontispiece of an Ottoman text that is believed to protect the manuscript; a book spell. Najib brought his…

İstanbul Research Institute presents the exhibition “An Ottoman Building in the Early Republican Era: The Şişli Mosque” with a selection from Suna and İnan…

Focused on the Village Institutes, one of the most dramatic processes of evolution in the history of the Turkish Republic, and organized by the…

When I was asked to contribute to this blog series about my experience at the 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Byzantium – Bridge…

Nazimî Yaver Yenal (1904-1987), a unique personality of 20th-century Turkish architecture, is a typical representative of the early Republic generation that epitomized idealist principles.…

The flat area bordered on the west side by the Taksim Water Works depot and distribution center was utilized as a promenade area during…

İstanbul Research Institute launches its first online exhibit on Google’s Cultural Institute platform. The exhibit Cities of the Three Books is centred on the photograph album that once…

On Thursday 12 April Chamber Talks moderator Haydar Ergülen welcomed an İstanbul classic, Selim İleri, as part of the İstanbul Literature series. Naturally, the topic of the discussion…

The total of 25 drawings Yenal apparently made for the Anıtkabir Competition in 1941 is comprised plan, cross-section, façade and detailed drawings. The design…

I heaved a sigh of relief when the plane landed at the Venice Marco Polo Airport. Having thought I was never going to make…